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Fire at Mohakhali filling station doused

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The fire that broke out at Eureka Filling Station in the capital's Mohakhali area on Sunday evening has been extinguished. The fire started around 7:18 pm, said Rashed Bin Khalid, d... Read More


Bangladesh delegation at Himalaya Parliamentarians' Meet in Kathmandu

Kathmandu (Nepal), Aug. 17 -- A Bangladesh delegation, led by Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma, arrived here on Sunday afternoon to attend the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) Par... Read More


Local administration involved in Bholaganj stone looting: Rizwana Hasan

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has alleged that the local administration was complicit in the looting of white stones in Sylhet's Bholaganj, and called for immediate action ... Read More


Logistics workers to have dignified employment through training

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) Executive Chairman Rehana Parveen said on Sunday said the government wanted to integrate logistics sector workers into dignified employme... Read More


Bangladesh receives $1.26bn in remittances in 16 days of August

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Expatriates sent US$1.26 billion in remittances to Bangladesh in the first 16 days of August, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank. With this, the total remittance infl... Read More


HC defers former CJ's bail petition hearing for 2 months

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The High Court on Sunday deferred till October 26 the hearing on the bail petition filed by former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed over the death of a Jubo Dal activi... Read More


Rabindra University to get campus on condition of environmental clearance: Planning Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud Sunday said there are some pre-conditions to establish the permanent campus of Rabindra University in Chalan Beel area. "The university authori... Read More


3 children drown in floodwaters in Chapainawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Aug. 17 -- month-old baby drowned in separate incidents in flood-affected areas of Chapainawabganj Sadar and Shibganj upazilas on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Mo... Read More


Pirojpur AL leader who distributed sweets over Sayeedi verdict handed over to police

Pirojpur, Aug. 17 -- An Awami League leader who had distributed sweets to celebrate the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi in a 1971 war crimes case has been handed over t... Read More


Indices rally at DSE, CSE as turnover, share prices rise

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Stocks witnessed a sharp rise at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, as indices, turnover and most share prices moved higher. At the Dhaka... Read More